Joshua Brennan, a graduate of Ontario High School, was killed in an ambush in Afghanistan in 2007. Now his 19-year-old cousin, Joseph Brennan of Mequon, Wisc., has been assigned to Joshua's unit. It completes a circle that began when Joseph was inspired by Joshua's service. Yet the story had one more twist. Here's a report from the Wisconsin State Journal.

Terry Brennan said he argued less with his son after seeing a
bumper sticker that said “It can’t always be someone else’s son or
daughter.”

“The reality of war hits you pretty hard when your nephew is
killed, and realizing your son might be in the same position,” he
said. “But I couldn’t talk him out of it.”

Military service “is an exemplary thing to do,” he added. “I’m
certainly all for our military, and we need more people to step up
and serve.”